Gavin Edwards

literature researcher, mostly Dickens; socialist, @Another_Europe,

[Labour Hub @LabourHub]

Odd how "a negotiated end to the conflict" always comes down to "an immediate halt on weapons and funding to Ukraine", in short Ukraine is expected capitulate unconditionally to Russia's unprovoked aggression.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

My urgent message to the Prime Minister with a Q&A with journalists on our plans.

Joined by a medic, a former soldier, a firefighter and Chris Packham.

👇🏽

https://t.co/6Ij6m3eh0O

[Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی @arash_tehran]

Excellent position by El-Sayed on Israel/Palestine. This should be everybody’s position

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Huge profits reported in the oil & banking sectors whilst the impact of the climate change fires on food production & prices is becoming evident. An excess profits tax on oil & banking profits could assist in helping people thru this cost of living crisis. https://t.co/WFZTwRITpp

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

The arguments against a 3rd Runway at Heathrow are growing significantly on so many fronts that it’s time renew Labour administration quietly closed down the plan once and for all at the end of the consultation period in September.

[TomMadge @TomMadge_Hi]

@leftrestoration mature left wing politicians w decades of experience driving socialist campaigns improving lives of working class people still matter - BECAUSE of the political capital they earned.

And still they can hold lucid, socialist views on 🇺🇦+🇷🇺

https://t.co/S2DhzDFfDs

[The London Archives @TheLdnArchives]

Did you know our free outdoor exhibition "The Londoners" is at St Paul's Churchyard until Monday 24 August?

The photographs, prints and drawings offer a glimpse into the working lives of Londoners across history.

Why not stop by and discover "The Londoners" for yourself?

[James Meadway @meadwaj]

This very evening!

[Gavin Edwards @GavinEdwards11]

https://t.co/tnctkcyl2W

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

The dangers of the NHS's £330m contract with Palantir are well known.

A subscription-based contract that leaves the NHS without meaningful ownership. Lock-in to a single supplier that risks future price gouging. Critical health infrastructure dependent on a shady spy-tech company.

We need to reduce our reliance on unaccountable tech giants like Palantir and ensure the NHS remains in control of its own future.

That's why I've signed a parliamentary motion calling on the Government to develop an exit plan from Palantir and move towards an open, interoperable and sovereign alternative.

[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

Union with Wales 1543. Wales and England unite with Scotland 1707. Acts of Union with Ireland 1800. The blind ignorance of Reform MPs about their own country never ceases to amaze.

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

The Government's own National Security Assessment identifies biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as imminent risks to our security, resilience and prosperity.

Nature is not a luxury. Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of our food security, public health, economic resilience and national wellbeing. As climate and ecological crises deepen, protecting and restoring nature is essential to our collective future.

That's why I have sponsored @AdrianRamsay's parliamentary motion, which calls on the Government to recognise Nature as a rights-bearing entity, establish a duty of care towards Nature, and ensure that public policy supports the protection, restoration and regeneration of the living systems on which we all depend.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

Green Talks: Get Ready for our next online event!

Join us for the second event in our new series - for this event we explore why we need wealth taxes in the UK to curb ballooning inequality, and ask whether Andy Burnham will back them as the new PM.

Speakers will include Green Leaders Natalie Bennett, Sheridan Kates & Harriet Lamb, and our friends James Meadway of Verdant Thinking and Georgios Samaras of Patriotic Millionaires.

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

Strip away the theatre and Reform UK is a billionaire-backed project to dismantle the public realm, shred regulatory protections and hand what remains of state power to capital.

It’s plain to see – just follow the money.

Farage accepted a £5 million “gift” from a Thailand-based crypto billionaire, then went on to champion a light-touch approach to cryptocurrency regulation.
It’s clear we need a stronger firewall around our democracy.

That’s why I’ve backed @stellacreasy's amendment to the Representation of the People Bill to cap political donations at £100,000.

This would be a vital safeguard against billionaire capture of our politics and a important step towards rebuilding trust in our democracy.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Well, your forebears should have thought of that before they went around the world colonizing the lands of Mohammeds, Khans, and Patels.

Enjoy your racism!

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Very disappointing from the new Prime Minister, very much sounding like the previous PM.

These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding.

This isn’t doing politics differently.

[Adam Ramsay @AdamRamsay]

There are many reasons that London is the world’s money laundering hub. An important one is that the police spend time and resource arresting grandparents protesting against genocides rather than arresting bankers cleaning up cash for the mafia.

[Patrick Champagnac @PatChampagnac]

Ce matin, je partageais la réponse de Pedro Sánchez aux attaques du gouvernement italien contre l’Espagne après la crise de Ceuta.
Beaucoup auraient pu croire à une simple passe d’armes politique.
Mais Pedro Sánchez ne s’est pas arrêté à une déclaration publique. Il vient d’adresser une lettre officielle aux institutions européennes.
Au-delà du débat entre Madrid et Rome, je trouve intéressant de voir un chef de gouvernement répondre à des accusations non par des slogans ou des outrances, mais en s’appuyant sur le droit européen, les faits et les données de Frontex.

En voici un extrait :
« En moins de 48 heures, le gouvernement espagnol a entièrement repris le contrôle de la frontière. Il a apporté une importante assistance humanitaire et a procédé au rapatriement de la quasi-totalité des migrants entrés irrégulièrement.
La réaction des gouvernements européens a été très contrastée. La plupart nous ont exprimé leur soutien et leur solidarité, en proposant leur aide.
D’autres, en revanche, ont choisi d’attaquer l’Espagne et de demander son exclusion temporaire de l’espace Schengen.
Une telle attitude, fondée sur des préjugés, des fausses informations, l’ignorance ou des intérêts politiques, est non seulement contraire au droit européen, au droit humanitaire et au principe de solidarité qui unit nos États.
Elle est également contraire aux intérêts à long terme de l’Europe et au plus élémentaire bon sens. Ceuta ne fait pas partie de l’espace Schengen ; il n’y a pratiquement plus de migrants en situation irrégulière qui n’aient pas été rapatriés ; et, selon Frontex, l’Espagne est l’une des frontières extérieures les moins perméables de l’Union européenne, avec un nombre d’entrées irrégulières deux fois inférieur à celui enregistré, par exemple, en Italie ces dernières années. »

Au fond, ce qui me frappe le plus n’est pas le désaccord politique. C’est qu’à une époque où l’on gouverne souvent à coups de petites phrases, il est encore possible de répondre en invoquant les traités, les faits et les institutions. L’Europe ne peut fonctionner durablement que sur cette exigence.
(Rocco Femia )

[Ukraine Solidarity Campaign 🇺🇦✊🏽🚩 @UkraineSol]

A motion to reaffirm, sharpen and activate the Green Party of England & Wales' policy on Ukraine was submitted to its Autumn and Spring 2026 conferences - but not reached. An updated version of it has been submitted to the Autumn 2026 conference 🧵
https://t.co/dYBAL3N3uS

[James Meadway @meadwaj]

Public meeting on the Brick Lane data centre nonsense 👇👇👇